New details emerge as authorities continue search for Calaveras man missing since August

Monday

Mar 4, 2019 at 6:30 PMMar 4, 2019 at 6:30 PM

Nicholas Filipas Record Staff Writer @nicholasfilipas

STOCKTON — Calaveras County authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of a Wilseyville veteran who was last seen seven months ago.

The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office has no new leads in locating Shannon David Scott, who was heading to a Veterans Affairs appointment in Rancho Cordova on the morning of Aug. 29, 2018, but never arrived.

Two days later, Scott was reported missing by family and a Silver Alert for the 65-year-old was issued.

On Monday, deputies released information that the last known activity on Scott’s cellphone occurred in the Sloughhouse area of the Jackson Highway about 3 p.m. on Aug. 30.

Detectives also confirmed that Scott’s vehicle, a white 2014 Fiat, was positively identified heading north on Sunrise Boulevard in Sacramento County coming from the Jackson Highway about 12:12 p.m. on the day of that appointment.

On Feb. 25, Calaveras authorities served a search warrant at Scott’s Wilseyvile home located in the 4000 block of Blagen Boulevard regarding possible financial crimes, deputies said.

Shaylee Elizabeth Scott, a 25-year-old woman, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of felony violation of probation, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. She was booked into the Calaveras County Jail on no bail and appeared in court Monday for arraignment.

Since the arrest, authorities have not disclosed how or if she is related to Shannon Scott. Her personal Facebook page, as well as local media reports, identify her as his daughter and say she also lived in the Wilseyville home with her boyfriend and their three young children.

Shannon Scott is said to be 6 feet tall and about 170 pounds with blue eyes and may be bald or have blond hair. He is also described as having four tattoos: a dragon on his right forearm, a red rose on the left forearm, a Pegasus on the right bicep and the Kentucky state flag on his left bicep. Shannon Scott was believed to be wearing a black T-shirt, white shorts and brown shoes.

His two-door Fiat has distinctive Purple Heart license plates with the identification number 9038PH, along with a United States Marine Corps white sticker in the rear window.

Deputies said Scott is unable to walk more than a few feet without assistance and could possibly use a cane.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office at (209) 754-6500. Anonymous tips may be left at (209) 754-6030.